In 1929, NV Nederlandsch-Indische Bierbrouwerijen wasfirst established in Medan, with a brewery in Surabaya. In 1936 the company’s seat was moved to Surabaya and in that same year Heineken NV became a major shareholder. In 1951 the company’s name was changed to Heineken’s Nederlandsch-Indische Bierbrouwerijen Maatschappij N.V. In 1972 the construction of a new brewery was started in Tangerang..